Tecamachalco, Puebla
Municipality in Puebla, Mexico
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Tecamachalco is a municipality located in the state of Puebla, in central Mexico.[1]
Tecamachalco | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Former convent of Tecamachalco, Puebla | |
 Tecamachalco within Puebla | |
| Coordinates: 18°52′N 97°43′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Puebla |
| Seat | Tecamachalco |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Inés Saturnino López Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 218.15 km2 (84.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 60,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
In prehispanic times, the language of Tecamachalco was Popoloca, though the elite likely spoke Nahuatl.[2]
